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About Romba Village

Romba is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 101 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares.

Romba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Romba village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 101
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Romba compares

By the 2011 count Romba is the 102nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Romba

Romba is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Romba as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Romba from other places

Romba lies about 22 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 35 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Romba
Tehsil headquarters Erki 22 km
District headquarters Khunti 22 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 35 km

Villages closest to Romba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Erki tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Romba

As per the Census of India 2011, Romba village had a population of 207. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Romba village has 101 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Romba has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1005.

Romba covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Romba falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Romba is Chakradharpur, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Romba.

Romba is about 22 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Romba is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 22 km away. Khunti is about 22 km away. Chakradharpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarbera (under 2 km), Baruhatu (under 2 km) and Ragonoe (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Romba today is likely to be higher.

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